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Varlamov's 32-save performance in one of the Capitals' more memorable wins over the Penguins during the two teams' rather storied rivalry was his third consecutive victory, and as Coach Bruce Boudreau said afterward, the young Russian is in a "pretty good zone."

In other words, neither team can afford to dwell on what's happened so far, a mindset that served the fifth-seeded Lightning well after being frustrated by Fleury's acrobatic 32-save performance in the opener.